Stephen Glaister

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Stephen Glaister CBE (born 21 June 1946) is Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, where he was also director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre. [1]

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He was chair of the Office of Rail and Road from early 2016 until 31 December 2018. He remained a member of the ORR Board until 2020.

He is a former board member of Transport for London and former director of the RAC Foundation. [2]

He is a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has been an advisor to many transport-related organisations and committees since the late 1970s. He has been cited as an expert on transport policy. [3]

Professional life

Glaister has, amongst other things, been: the director of the Railway Technology Strategy Centre; a board member of Transport for London (2000 to 2008); and director of the RAC Foundation (2008 to 2015).

He was first appointed the Chair of the Office of Rail and Road in March 2015, [4] a position he was most recently reappointed to in January 2018. [5]

He has published widely on transport matters and was appointed a CBE for services to public transport in 1998. [6] He has also published regarding the regulation of the water and gas industries. [6]

Other roles

References

  1. "Emeritus Professor Stephen Glaister" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. "Stephen Glaister is New RAC Foundation Director" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. "'Pay-as-you-go' road charge plan". BBC News. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. "ORR Strengthens Board With New Appointment" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. "Statement on ORR Chair" . Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 "STEPHEN GLAISTER CBE FICE PhD – cv" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.